40th Anniversary Salute to Electric Lady Studios Hosted by AES NY Section
On Tuesday, August 24th, the NY Section of the Audio Engineering Society hosted a 40th Anniversary Salute to the legendary Electric Lady Recording Studios and the Jimi Hendrix legacy.
Electric Lady Recording Studios is psyched to turn 40
Almost four decades ago to the day, on August 26th, 1970 Electric Lady opened its doors at 52 West 8th Street in Greenwich Village. Just 23 days later, Hendrix passed away, leaving his inimitable music to live on as well as his studio, which has been the birthplace of hits for Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Coldplay, The Rolling Stones, Patti Smith, U2, Sheryl Crow, The Strokes, Jay-Z, Beyonce and scores more.
A panel presentation was a part of the evening and included:
— Jimi’s sister, Janie Hendrix, CEO/President, Experience Hendrix
— Eddie Kramer, engineer of all Hendrix’s recording sessions
— studio architect/acoustician John Storyk, who began his recording studio design career with Electric Lady, and whose international Walters-Storyk Design Group has created over 3,000 studios around the globe
(l-r) John Storyk and Eddie Kramer at Electric Lady
— long time Electric Lady engineer Tony Platt (AC/DC, Foreigner)
— Grammy-winning engineer Bob Margouleff (Stevie Wonder)
Other guests, included artists who have recorded at Electric Lady throughout its 40-year history.
While admission was strictly limited to 60 attendees, CBS provided streaming of the event via the AES NY Section Website at http://www.aes.org/sections/ny/.